Through its
2018-2021 Strategic Plan adopted in September 2017, UNOPS has made K...
Through its
2018-2021 Strategic Plan adopted in September 2017, UNOPS has made Knowledge
Management one of its key priorities and displays a clear ambition to focus
knowledge management on efforts to harness expertise for integrated service
offerings and specialized solutions, based on realized or anticipated demand
towards specific goals and operational contexts. As such, UNOPS Strategic Plan
specifies that the baseline for the UNOPS knowledge management strategy will be
that past and future demand will help focus investments for reuse and
innovation of expertise, especially with regards to institutional capabilities.
To achieve
organization-wide knowledge management, UNOPS has launched a corporate
initiative during the last quarter of 2017, to be pursued through 2020. It especially poses the needs for the knowledge management activities to
be integrated into UNOPS existing structures and workplans so that it becomes
inherent in UNOPS core business.
Under the
overall guidance and supervision of the Knowledge Management Specialist, the
successful candidate will be responsible for supporting a variety of tasks and
work packages as a part of her/his internship period. We are seeking qualified
applicants who have strong communication and planning skills and capacity in
digital media. The successful candidate must be client/service-oriented as well
as structured, organized and detail-oriented. In addition, the incumbent is
expected to demonstrate willingness and ability to learn all online tools used
by UNOPS, provide guidance and assistance as required to UNOPS personnel and
overall continually improve required technical skills under the guidance of the
KM Specialist. The incumbent’s support will be focused on, but not limited to,
knowledge management and communication activities.
At the end of this
internship, the successful candidate will have gained in:
●
Exposure to UNOPS knowledge
management corporate standards and activities (ultimately leading to Knowledge
Management Specialist or Advisor career path);
●
Specific experience in
communications at the corporate level, another core function within UNOPS
(ultimately leading to Communications Specialist or Advisor career path);
●
Exposure to an international work
environment;
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Exposure to headquarters.
The internship is
expected to start as early as January 2020 for a duration of 6 months. This period can
be renewed once for another 6 months, subject to performance and availability
of funds.